What should we pay attention to in daily life? Please keep this health tip, what is your daily life after heavy rainfall. External Environment | Health
Recently, many parts of the country have been hit by heavy rainfall due to the impact of Typhoon Dussuri. Heavy rainfall has led to an increase in water accumulation in some areas, making living environments susceptible to pollution. The high temperature and humidity weather that accompanies heavy rainfall can easily lead to intestinal infectious diseases and various foodborne diseases.
What should we pay attention to in daily life after heavy rainfall? Please keep this health protection tip away ↓
After heavy rainfall,
Maintain these healthy and hygienic habits
1
Not drinking raw water
Raw water should be boiled and consumed, or bottled or barreled water that meets hygiene standards should be chosen.
2
Don't eat these things!
Do not eat spoiled food. Food that has decayed and spoiled is prone to food poisoning after consumption.
Do not eat drowned or diseased livestock. Food soaked in rainwater is easily contaminated by microorganisms in sewage.
After the rain, do not eat wild mushrooms that grow in large numbers. Traditional simple methods and specific experiences for identifying poisonous mushrooms are unreliable.
Special attention should be paid to the food inside the refrigerator. If the refrigerator has been invaded by rainwater or there has been a power outage, it is best to discard the food and not use it.
3
Kitchen utensils need to be disinfected after being soaked
If kitchen utensils and tableware are soaked due to water entering the home, they should be disinfected before use.
Disinfection method: Put the cleaned tableware into a pot, completely soak it in water and heat it. When the water boils, keep it for more than 15 minutes to disinfect.
Clean and disinfect the home and external environment
If the impact of rainfall is significant and the house is flooded
The living environment is prone to pollution
After heavy rainfall
To do a good job in cleaning and disinfecting the home and external environment
So how should disinfection and cleaning be done?
Which areas require key disinfection?
1
Strengthen disinfection work in key areas
Indoor floors, walls, and surfaces of objects in key locations should be disinfected after cleaning, with ventilation as the main method. Indoor environments and surfaces of objects in densely populated areas can be regularly disinfected.
Comprehensive disinfection should also be carried out on flooded water sources, toilets, livestock breeding sites, etc.
2
Disinfect key areas after cleaning
In general, the external environment is mainly cleaned, and key areas are disinfected after cleaning.
The large amount of garbage generated from cleaning should be promptly removed and dumping into the river is strictly prohibited.
3
Timely removal and disposal of daily household waste and feces
For temporary toilets and garbage collection points set up, a dedicated person must be responsible for managing the hygiene and transportation of feces and garbage.
four
Timely handling of animal carcasses
Livestock, poultry, and other animal carcasses should be disposed of as soon as possible.
After heavy rainfall
Pay attention to preventing these diseases!
Rainstorm weather will not only cause accidental injuries, but also bring microorganisms and viruses, which will bring hidden dangers to human health. These diseases should attract the attention of the people in the disaster area ↓
Skin disease: Wading in water can easily cause bacteria to enter the skin and lymphatic vessels, leading to diseases such as erysipelas and lymphangitis. After prolonged immersion in waterlogging, the barrier function of the skin is damaged, and fungi and bacteria can easily cause skin diseases such as eczema and athlete's foot.
It is suggested that people with a history of diabetes should pay more attention to get out of the sewage environment in time, dry their feet, and prevent fungal and bacterial infections.
Infectious diseases: After a flood, it may trigger typhoid fever, hepatitis, cholera, dysentery, and infectious diarrhea.
Reminder: If you experience fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or other physical discomfort symptoms, you must seek medical attention in a timely manner and should not take antidiarrheal drugs, antibiotics, or other medications without authorization.
Other diseases: After heavy rainfall, it is necessary to do a good job of preventing flies, rodents, and mosquitoes, and try to avoid contact with diseased livestock such as cows, horses, sheep, and pigs, to prevent diseases transmitted by mosquito bites such as malaria and Japanese encephalitis, as well as diseases such as epidemic hemorrhagic fever and leptospira. Some provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin in China need to pay attention to the risk of schistosomiasis transmission.
Reminder: In areas where schistosomiasis is prevalent, it is advisable to avoid contact with infected water and personal protective measures should be taken when necessary.
